What is an open prison? Can prisoners leave open jail when they want?
Police are searching for sex offender Paul Robson, who absconded from an open prison in Lincolnshire last weekend. Robson was reported missing from HMP North … Read more
Prisoners
Nazi SS guard, 101, accused of killing 3,518 prisoners claims he was 'just a farmhand'
Josef S. is accused of killing 3,518 prisoners in Sachsenhausen concentration camp, where 10,000 people lost their lives in gas chambers, mass shootings and medical … Read more
Starving prisoners lined up in North Korean prison camp seen in new satellite images
Prisoners in T’os ng-ni, a labor camp just a few kilometers from the Chinese border, were caught by camera lining up to begin the manual … Read more
Tesco employs Welsh prisoners to work at supermarket warehouse
Welsh prisoners are put to work at a supermarket distribution center in Bristol. Tesco’s distribution center in Avonmouth has used inmates as order pickers for … Read more
Myanmar frees hundreds of political prisoners under regional pressure
Myanmar’s military government has freed hundreds of political prisoners from the notorious Insein Prison, including a famous comedian and the party spokesman for ousted leader … Read more
Prisoners serving life sentences to be stopped from having romantic relationships
The new law covers the first ten years of life imprisonment in Denmark and will discourage those from entering into new romantic relationships after a … Read more
Six prisoners use rusty spoons to dig tunnel to escape from Israeli jail
There is a manhunt in Israel for six Palestinian prisoners who broke out of one of the highest security prisons in the country through a … Read more
Heck sausage boss wants Afghan refugees and prisoners to solve Brexit worker shortage
A sausage manufacturer hopes to be able to employ prison inmates in order to overcome the labor shortage after Brexit – and wants Afghan refugees … Read more
Biden admin won't accept 'partial deal' with Iran on release of American prisoners, U.S. envoy says
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s envoy to Iran says he does not want a repeat of a 2016 prisoner swap deal that released a group … Read more
Myanmar junta to release 700 prisoners from Yangon's Insein jail
Myanmar authorities will free around 700 prisoners from Insein Prison in Yangon on Wednesday, prison chief Zaw Zaw told Reuters. The prison chief said he … Read more
